Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., a professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine, named among 10 Smart Women

Three University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty have been named SMART honorees by the Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham: including Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., a professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine.

The Fund’s mission is to inspire women to use their philanthropic power to create positive social change for women and girls. The women will be honored at the Fund’s Smart Party event, a high-tech cocktail party and fundraiser benefitting The Women’s Fund.

Scarinci leads innovative research on cancer prevention and control among low-income, racial and ethnic minorities and immigrant women. She is also an active mentor of students and junior faculty, and she is co-founder of a mentoring program for undergraduate Latino students.